Old Masters, furniture, and Irish silver are featured in the first auction of the new season, writes Des O’Sullivan.   

Grogan and Butts debate is the focus of Crawford exhibition, says Des O’Sullivan

THE country might be in the grips of a recession but, for the next week, art lovers will be given a rare opportunity to look at a more pleasant image of Ireland.

WORKS by some of Ireland’s most celebrated artists are on display in Dublin just weeks before going under the hammer.

Stunning works by some of Ireland’s most celebrated artists are on display in Dublin just weeks before going under the hammer.

A 1913 racetrack scene by Jack Butler Yeats fetched €840,000 at Christie’s annual Irish sale in London yesterday. The sale’s top lot, entitled Here She Comes, was bought by a private collector.

IN the heady days of the late 1990s when Irish art was new to the international market it seemed as if you could sell anything once it was from an Irish artist. It is not like that now.